Southport Rugby Club 1891-1893

1892/93 Season

03/09/1892 – Aspull (Home) Lost 0 v 3G, 4T
*Opening game of the season vs Winners of West Lancashire Cup
T.Parks (full back); E.B.Kellett, Robertson, Wareing (three quarter backs); Summers, G.Rimmer (Half backs); F.Berry, W.A.Millington, J. Nichols, Mayor, R.Brereton, L.K.Learoyd, Mason, Green

10/09/1892 – St Helens Recreation ‘A’ (Away) Lsot 0 v 3G 4T
J.Nicholls (full back); L.K.Learoyd, C.F.Bloomer (three quarter backs); Summers, Hillsdon (half backs); Edwards, F.Berry, Millington, Ball, Ernest Gill, Major, Stott & two subs

17/09/1892 – No Fixture – Practice match played instead

24/09/1892 – St Helens ‘A’ (Home) – Lost 0 v 1G 3T (11)
Bloomer (full back); Brown, Baughan (three quarter backs); Hillsdon, G.Summers (half backs); F.Berry, Witscher, Ormerod, Millington, L.K.Learoyd, T.Rimmer, Frank Ball, R.Coventry, E.Gill.

01/10/1892 – Waterloo (Away) – Lost 1 (Penalty) G. 3T (11) v 1G (5)
Bloomer (full back); Brown, Wyllie, Prescott (three quarter backs); Summers, T.R.Hillsden (half backs); T.Rimmer, F.Berry, L.L.Learoyd, W.A.Millington, R.Coventry, T.Baughan, Witscher, T.Ormerod, Mason.

08/10/1892 – Ashford House (Away) Won 1G 3T (11) v 2T (2)
C.F.Bloomer (full back); P.H. Winkfield, G.Woolfe, W.Wyllie (three quarter backs); E.Brown, T.Hillsden (half backs); G.Summers, M.Witscher, W.Millington, T.Rimmer, F.Berry, L.K.Learoyd, T.Ormerod, T.Baughan, J.Mason

15/10/1892 – Owens College (Manchester) (Away) Won 1G (5) v 1 T (2)
C.F.Bloomer (full back); P.H.Winkfield, E.Brown, G.Woolf (three quarter backs); J.Huntley, Robertson, T.Hillsden (half backs);G Summers, F.Berry, J.Nichols, M. Wiltscher, T.Ormerod, T Rimmer, T.Baughan, A.N.Other

22/10/1892 – No Fixture – original against Sutton cancelled – Practice match played instead

29/10/1892 – Aspull (Away) Lost 0 v 2 T (4)
Bloomer (full back); Haslam, Constable, Woolf (three quarter backs); Summers, Hillsden (half backs); F.Berry, J.Nichols, M Witscher, T Rimmer, T Baughan, T Ormerod, J.H,Robertson, & 2 substitutes.

05/11/1892 – Birkenhead St Anns Parish Church (Home) Lost 0 v 3G 1T (17)
C.F. Bloomer (full back); H.G. Woolf, E.Brown (cpt), F.Edwards (three quarter backs); G.Summers, T.Hilsden (half backs); J.Huntley-Robertson, F.Berry, <Mitscher, F.Blundell, T.Rimmer, T.Baughan, J.Mason, T.Ormerod, J.Nicholls.

12/11/1892 – No Fixture

19/11/1892 – Waterloo (Home) – Won 1G (5) v 1 T (2)
C.F.Bloomer (full back); T.H.Winkfield, E.Williams, H.G.Woolf (three quarter backs); T.Hillsdon, G.Richardson (half backs); J.Nichols, T.Baughan, E.Butt, A.Goodman, E Hillsdon, M.Witscher, J.Mason, R.Coventry

26/11/1892 – Barton (Away) Lost 0 v 2G 4T (18)
Bloomer (full back); M.Witscher, Williams, R.Telford (three quarter backs); T.Hillsdon, Richardson (half backs); T.Baugham, J.Mason, G.Summers, E.Hillsdon, R.Coventry, R.H.Ley, E.Gill, E.Walker, F.Berry
*Nichols chose to referee Hesketh Park v Birkdale and consequently the team were 1 man down

03/12/1892 – No Fixture

10/12/1892 – No Fixture

17/12/1892 – Pendleton (Away) – Lost – Score and Line-up unknown

24/12/1892 – Barton (Home) – Lost – Score and Line-up unknown

31/12/1892 – No Fixture

The Southport Rugby Club is lying dormant just at present owing to the frost-bound condition of the ground. The question may be asked “why can’t the Rugby club play if the local Association clubs play?” The answer, simple but conclusive, is that falls in the Rugby game are necessarily tenfold more numerous than in the association game.

Southport Visiter, 7th January 1893

14/01/1893 – Birkenhead St Ann’s Parish Church (Away) – Lost – Score and Line-up unknown

21/01/1893 – Broughton ‘A’ (Away) – Lost – Score unknown
C.F.Bloomer (full back); T.H.Winkfield, E.Williams, E.Grey, H.G.Woolf (three quarter backs); T.Hillsdon, R.Hillsdon (half backs); G.Summers, J.Nichols, C.H.Oliverson, R.Nett, T.Ormerod, F.Berry, T.Rimmer, A.N.Other

28/01/1893 – No Fixture

04/02/1893 – No fixture

11/02/1893 – No fixture

18/02/1893 – ‘Magazines’ New Brighton (Home) – Won 2T (4) v 0
J.Rickerby (full back); F.H.O.Williams, C.F.Bloomer, H.Gray (three quarter backs); G.Summers, T.Hillsden (half backs); J.Nichols, S.Dupree, E.Nett, T.Rimmer, T.Rimmer, C.Ellise, G.Richardson, R.Coventry, G.Jackson

25/02/1893 – Pendleton (Home) Lost 1T v 1G, 7T
J.Richerby (full back); R.Gray, C.F.Bloomer, A.N.Other (three quarter backs); G.Summers, T.Hillsdon (half backs); J.Nichols, T.Rimmer, E.Nutt, F.W.Hind, F.Berry, S.Dupree, E.Hillsden, T.Ormerod, E.Hillsden

04/03/1893 – No fixture

11/03/1893 – No fixture

18/03/1893 – No fixture

25/03/1893 – No fixture

01/04/1893 – St Helens Recreation ‘A’ (Home) – Won 4T (8) v 2T (4)
R.Webster (full back); T.H.Winkfield, E.Gray, J.Fletcher (three quarter backs); P.H.Williams, T.Hillsden (half backs); G.Bell, J.Nichols, G.Fletcher, T.Rimmer, H.Perry, G.Summers, E.Hillsden, J.Baddeley, W.A.Millington

08/04/1893 – Manchester ‘A’ (Home) – Won 3T (6) v 0
Winstanley (full back); F.Edwards, J.Nichols, Melrose (three quarter backs); T.Hillsden, Macdonald (half backs); E.J.Baddeley, H.Perry, T.Rimmer, E.Hillsden, F.Berry, G.Summers, L.K.Learoyd, T.Rimmer, A Young.,

15/04/1893 – Mr Edwards’ (New Brighton) (Home) Win 3T (6) v 0
R.Hillsden (full back); C.F.Bloomer, H.Walkden, T.Haslam, W.J.Rigg (three quarter backs); T.Hillsden, G.Summers (half back); H.L.Baddeley, J.Nichol, H.Perry, F.Berry, E.Becky, A.H.Wheeler, W.A. Millington, W.K.Learoyd.

22/04/1893 – Broughton ‘A’ (Home) Won 3T (6) v 1DG (4)
J.Rickerby (full back); C.F.Bloomer, E.Gray, F.Edwards T.H.Winkfield (three quarter backs); A.C.Macdonald, T.Hillsden (half backs); R.L.Baddeley, J.Nichols, G.Summers, A.Wheeler, F.Berry, R.Nett, E.Hillsden, T.Rimmer

29/04/1893 – Rochdale Hornets ‘A’ (Home) Lost 1G v 1G 3T
T.Rimmer (full back); T.H.Winkfield, S.Beck, R.L.Baddeley (three quarter backs); T.Hillsden, G.Summers (half backs); J.Rickerby, J.Nichols, L.K.Learoyd, R.Coventry, F.Blundell, F.Berry, W.Bison

21 Games Played, Lost 15, Won 8. For 61, Againt 213.
Defeats: Aspull, Pendleton, Barton, St Annes Parish Church (twice each), Waterloo (once) and ‘A’ teams of St Helens, St Helens Recs, Broughton and Rochdale Hornets.
Victories against Magazines, Waterloo, and the A teams of Broughton, St Helens Recs, Manchester, Mr Edwards team, New Brighton, Owens College and Ashford House, the last two both away from home.